When preparing in the rest area, the Timberwolves players can clearly feel the enthusiasm of the home fans.

And since the players returned to Minnesota, they have been more or less affected by the "competition for the best rookie" in the media, and the importance of this game in their hearts is not the same as in previous games.

Even during the pre-game interview, many players were asked by reporters about their views on "who is the strongest rookie in Wudao or Duncan", and in the scope of public opinion shaped by the media machine, the Timberwolves' players were nervous.

Although the focus of the media is on the "battle for the strongest rookie", under the greatly increased exposure, the players of the Timberwolves are also ready to move one by one, hoping to play a brilliant performance in this game, get more media attention, and get more fans' love.

This is important to them.

Garnett's mood is quite excited now, he has communicated with Martial Arts before, and after getting Martial Arts' promise, now Garnett is full of fighting spirit, and he wants to completely defeat Duncan of the Spurs to prove his talent and ability.

Garnett has always believed that he is the best No. 4 in the NBA league in the future, and a top interior player worthy of a big contract.

As long as he can play in this game, it will greatly increase his bargaining chips when negotiating salary with management. After all, the Spurs' interior line, one is Admiral, David Robinson, and the other is the mature college player who caused the league to swing and was hailed by the media as the strongest rookie in the past decade, Tim Duncan.

Either of these two is worth beating!

With this in mind, Garnett desperately wants the game to start soon.

After a brief warm-up on the court, Wu Dao returned to the rest area early, waiting for the coach to make the final arrangements, and his mentality was much more flat than Garnett.

Wu Dao didn't care much about the topic of "who is the strongest rookie between him and Duncan" that the media debated.

Rather than proving that he is better than Duncan, Wudao needs to prove his value to the team.

Wu Dao doesn't want to be excluded from the team's offensive system when he is on the court, and can only rely on fast scoring without difficulty.

He needs the ball, he needs a lot of possession.

The rest of the Timberwolves also have their own ideas in their hearts, and everyone wants to grasp this game that is watched by the whole United States and play well.

"Hum—"

When people are excited and full of anticipation, time passes slowly.

Garnett's eyes kept glancing at the timer on the side of the court, and after waiting for a long time, the sound of the buzzer finally sounded in the middle of the court.

Coach Philip Saunders heard the noise, stood up from his seat, clapped his hands to attract the attention of the players, and announced:

"The starters, Tom, Kevin, Stephen, Cherokee, martial arts."

"Five of you, play as starters."

"This game, the whole United States is watching, everyone put out the best spirit, don't let the fans at home down."

"The Spurs have a strong interior twin towers, and in today's game, we focused on the outside attack."

"Kevin, you can play low, but control the number of times, and if you feel struggling, don't force it."

Philip quickly made pre-game arrangements, the regular season schedule was very tight, and Coach Philip's research on the Spurs did not have much time, not in-depth, but from the general direction, he made some adjustments.

The players who were called by name nodded their heads one after another, and then walked into the stadium one after another.

It can be seen from the entry of the Timberwolves that the Timberwolves' starting players are not very close, and there is not even a self-encouragement link for the team.

However, Philip was very calm about this and didn't care at all.

When playing, the players can have a tacit understanding when they are on the field, and off the court, in fact, there is no need to be intimate.

No matter how close it is, this is a commercial league, and sometimes when it's time to backstab, the players won't be ambiguous at all.

For example, the "only GOAT" who deceived his brother that he would stay in the team and let his brother take a salary cut and renew his contract.

"Wow-"

As the Timberwolves players entered the court one after another, the on-site commentators also introduced several Timberwolves players to the audience one by one.

When the commentator's name said "martial arts", the audience resounded with enthusiastic cheers. The cheers were louder than when Garnett and Tom had been mentioned earlier.

Those who don't know still think that Wudao is now the number one star of the Timberwolves.

Tens of thousands of cheers poured into the stadium, and this feeling was indeed very different.

Martial Arts looked around and was inspired by the signs erected in the crowd that were clearly written for himself.

The Spurs players are also playing one after another, and unlike the enthusiastic cheers that the Timberwolves players received, the cheers for the Spurs players are much, much smaller.

That is, when David Robinson was introduced, there were a few screams in the stands, and the rest of the players did not stir up any waves at all.

The Spurs' starting five were David Robinson (216cm/113kg) in the No. 5 position, Tim Duncan (211cm/110kg) in the No. 4 position, Monty Williams (203cm/102kg) in the No. 3 position, Sean Elliott (203cm/93kg) in the 2/3 swing position, and Avery Johnson (178cm/79kg) in the No. 1 position.

The Spurs' average height is outstanding, but visually, the "weakness" is clearly their point guard Avery Johnson.

As soon as the players on both sides settled, Marbury, who was standing in the backcourt, set his eyes on Avery Johnson opposite, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Isn't this ball very easy to play?

"Is this the Timberwolves' super-rookie?"

"How strong!"

Standing with Martial Arts is Spurs' Sean Elliott, who weighs only a little over 90kg, and he is obviously smaller when he stands next to Martial Arts, and the difference between the two is quite large.

Looking at the solid muscles of Wu Dao, Sean Elliott blinked, and a bad feeling rose in his heart.

"Beep!"

However, Sean Elliott was not given a chance to think about it at all, and as the players of both sides settled in the middle of the field, the referee signaled to the players of both sides who jumped in the middle after a whistle, and then threw the ball into the air.

"Click!"

With the basketball being pointed to the backcourt by David Robinson, the game between the two teams officially began.

The ball fell into the hands of the Spurs, and after the Spurs' "little guard" quickly held the ball into the front court, David Robinson, who had just entered the paint area from the middle, quickly came up and made a blocking cover for his small guard.

On the Timberwolves' side, Cherokee Parkes was a little slow to follow up, and at the moment when the Spurs' pick-and-roll was formed, guard Avery Johnson was already cutting in from the middle.

Seeing that Marbury was not able to go around the block and return to the defense at the first time, Cherokee Parkes did not hesitate and stepped towards the inside to make up, but he didn't see it, and at this time, David Robinson had already gone down into the paint area.

The basketball flashed before the eyes of Cherokee Parkes, who was back to the inside, and he had just turned around when he saw a dark figure rising into the sky, grabbing the ball with both hands and pouring it into the basket.

"Bang!"

At the same time, Robinson's "crotch" was also pressed against Cherokee Parkes, pushing the latter several steps away.

"It's good."

After the goal, Robinson encouraged his teammates, grabbed Avery Johnson's head with one hand and shook it, and a smile appeared on his face.

Duncan, who had a small battle with Garnett under the basket, gave Garnett a gentle smile before returning to defense, and then quickly ran towards the frontcourt.

"The Spurs worked together brilliantly."

"David Robinson seems to be in his thirties, and his mobility is still so strong."

"Cherokee's movement speed can't keep up at all, so he can't defend himself, so he can only crouch in the pit and wait for his opponent to come in."

After a round of offense and defense, Wu Dao saw the biggest weakness in his team.

There is no doubt that this person is Cherokee Parks.

The Timberwolves are actually very good at other positions.

Although Tom grabbed his own ball, I have to say that Tom is an excellent player, and the Monty Williams opposite him of the Spurs is the No. 24 pick in the 2nd round of 94, and his performance on the court over the years has also pulled his hips, so he can't be Tom's opponent at all.

On the martial arts side, it is not that the martial arts underestimate the other party, just with the thin little body of Sean Elliott, the martial arts are confident that they can "kill" the other party.

And Marbury, who has always been a defensive shortcoming of the Timberwolves, is now not false when he encounters a guard who is shorter than himself, and he suddenly became a "top soldier" in the outside defense.

As for the inside line, there is no obvious gap between Garnett and Duncan at present, both of them are "supergiants", although one is a top supergiant, and the other is a supergiant goalkeeper, but Wudao does not think that there is much gap between them now.

Even if Garnett is not as good as Duncan, he will not necessarily be much weaker.

The shortcomings of the Timberwolves' current team are undoubtedly Cherokee Parkes, a white center who everyone fights, and the admiral, one of the four major centers, I am afraid that he will be blown up, even if David Robinson is now past his prime, but his ability is still not something that Cherokee Parkes can touch.

Wu Dao looked at Robinson, who was leaving quickly, and thought in his heart to change his playing style.

Data is valuable, and the price of victory is even higher.

Didn't Garnett want to prove himself? Give him a chance!

Didn't Tom want to be worth it? Give him the ball!

In the middle of the court, Wu Dao, who quickly entered the front court, went directly to the horn position on the right side, and after settling down, there was no longer the idea of continuing to run.

And Garnett quickly sank to the low post after crossing the halfway line, and Duncan, who was on the opposite side, had no intention of going around the front defense, just leaned on Garnett's back with his body and looked at Marbury, who was holding the ball on the outside.

Marbury saw Garnett smoothly enter the low post to carry the basket, and did not hesitate, hitting the ground pass directly into the inside.

Garnett grabbed the ball with both hands, straightened his upper body slightly, and looked sideways at Duncan behind him.

"I'll blow you up, newcomer!"

"What about college students, I entered the NBA in high school to play, and I am the more expected power forward!"

Garnett hit the ball with his back, while saying sassy words in his mouth, and in the face of Garnett's strength, Duncan only pressed Garnett with his chest.

After a few consecutive impacts, Garnett barely stepped on the sideline of the paint area.

Seeing that Sean Elliott, who was defending the Spurs in the high post, had the intention of turning back and wrapping up, Garnett also made a decisive shoulder cover, and then turned over and shot backwards.

The moment the face frame jumped, a Chinese face appeared in Garnett's eyes, and Duncan put a pair of big hands on Garnett's face.

Duncan bounced very well, followed the defense very quickly, and the defense was full of pressure.

"Bell~~" With a crisp sound of striking iron, Duncan, who landed on the ground, quickly turned around, jumped quickly and grabbed the ball in his hand.

Duncan grabbed the ball with both hands, raised it above his head, glanced at Garnett, and quickly gave the ball to Avery Johnson, who came to pick it up.

“f**k！”

"Good luck, you bastard!"

Garnett noticed Duncan's gaze, which was not subtle at all, and as soon as the game began, he had already begun to give Duncan "intensity". However, in the face of Garnett's mother-hunting trash talk, Duncan looked flat and not angry at all.

At this time, Avery Johnson, who got the ball, also slowly advanced with the ball and began to launch counterattacks.

Takemichi, who had been in position early, saw Garnett, who was still chattering after returning to the defensive position, and he understood that Garnett was starting to be "serious".

The Spurs' offensive rhythm is very slow, after all, with the existence of the twin towers, they don't need to play fast with their opponents at all, they just need to play steadily and handle every ball.

It was still Avery Johnson who held the ball at the top of the arc, Robinson quickly lifted the position to block and dismantle, and this time, Cherokee Parks learned wisely and did not choose to follow up, but chose to squat inside.

However, David Robinson, who quickly made a block for his teammates, quickly received a pass from his teammate in front of the free throw line, stretched out his arms, and threw the basketball in his hand with a slight tiptoe.

Robinson's shooting posture is very strange, his arms are very straight when he shoots, and when he shoots, his body leans forward slightly, giving people a sense of "this guy can't play".

But it's such a slightly bizarre shot, but it's one of Robinson's outside weapons.

Leaning forward is to find the body to fight, and the arms are straight to maximize the use of the arm span.

The posture is strange, but it's practical.

"Huh!"

With a soft sound, the basketball went into the net.

"Doodoo Dood~"

At the beginning of the 4:0 game, the target center arena fell silent for a while. However, as the basketball played, the sound of the offense sounded in the overhead speaker.

Marbury's pace with the ball couldn't help but speed up a little, and soon came to the frontcourt, glancing at Garnett, who asked for the ball in the low post, Marbury chose to give the ball to Tom on the side.

The latter took the ball at a half-step position inside the three-point line, a simple dangle to the right, and then quickly dropped the ball from the left side, quickly killing towards the paint area, while Tom also noticed Robinson who was filling in the inside. Quickly turned, turned to face the basket with the ball in position, and then grabbed the ball with one hand and hooked it towards the basket.

The smooth breakthrough movement made the young Monty Williams unable to defend himself at all, and could only watch the basketball fall into the basket with a soft sound.

“ohhhh——”

As Tom scored the ball, there was a roaring cheer from the stands.

On the sidelines, Philip was also happy to start "rubbing his hands with flies", very satisfied that Tom was able to stand up in this situation.

That's right!

This is the ability of the Timberwolves!

Philip has already figured out that after today's game, if he wants to change Tom, he has to add money!